Hello there. I've been a member of some other boards similar to this, but wanted to try someplace new for a while. Hope everyone is doing well here...this seems like a huge place, but I saw someone say you feel like you know each other well, kind of like a dysfunctional family? I should fit right in. :thumbs:

so....i'm a 53-yo woman with much younger interests, and it seems i can't grow up, or don't want to. i just moved to knoxville, tn a year ago, from burlington, vermont, and i just can't get happy here, though i try. but i'll give it more time.

i'm a music lover of the bands phish, the grateful dead, jazz, improv, jam bands, this and that, but with this move, my heart just hasn't been into anything much. i like to read, but haven't been doing much of that either.

i work as a medical transcriptionist from home, am piss poor so never leave the house. i moved down here to be closer to my aging mother, so my sister wouldn't have to do all the work, ended up buying a house right next door to my sister, and that is both good and bad. i share my house with my 2 cats.

i guess thats enough about me for right now. i hope to have time to check out the threads here and find out more about the rest of you.

happy friday. have a good one!

Don't be one, "Stranger".

If you stick around you will find we have a love hate relationship with each other around here. There are the sane, slightly right of center, good people and the less sane, left of center, evil people. You will recognize the lefties by their horns, cloven hooves and tails. You will recognize the righties by their golden halos.


I can understand why you would enter a state of ennui after moving to Knoxville. Damn, Knoxville is almost as bad as Sevierville.

:lolhit:@ Frogger.


Welcome to the forum, Stranger. What side of Knoxville are you on? I moved here last Jan. from Upstate NY *Watertown/Ft. Drum* area and I'm loving it. Been exploring the Smoky's and round about areas.
I only made one friend here and she ended up hating me because I don't have to work, so to hell with people but nature is nice.
Cheers.:drinktoth

Did that person return the one book to the Sevierville Public Library or is it still checked out. I heard the budget passed and they are going to purchase another book thereby doubling their library size.:lolhit:

hah! well, i'm about as left as they get.
didn't i mention i'm from vermont? ; )
damn, i miss the folks there. i need me some sane and yummy bernie sanders and howie dean types around...these volunteers really make me homesick.

where can i find some like minded peace loving liberal thinkers around here.?

Did that person return the one book to the Sevierville Public Library or is it still checked out. I heard the budget passed and they are going to purchase another book thereby doubling their library size.:lolhit:

Not yet, Billy Bob has it and he's a slow reader. :(

Another book? :woohoo:

didn't i mention i'm from vermont? ; )
damn, i miss the folks there. i need me some sane and yummy bernie sanders and howie dean types around...these volunteers really make me homesick.


I've been to burlington a few times, years ago. Crossed on the ferry~ ended up driving around and going to Jay's Peak, but it was summer and not happening. Took a ride to the top anyway.

O yeah, there is no Jreck subs down here either. :( that's what I'm missing.

the smokies are beautiful, what the acid rain hasn't killed.

watertown...thats in the snowbelt, always got dumped on more than anywhere else, right? i miss the falls and winters in vermont more than anything, and i've always hated hot weather, even though i grew up in miami.
i left miami at 19 > charlottesville, VA > then to burlington, which i still feel was where i was meant to be, but alas, i felt i was needed here and it seemed selfish to continue living there, all foot loose and fancy free, once my son graduated from college, with my family down here struggling..

anyway...

Jreck subs? don't know em.

i'll be back...but i'm supposed to be working!!! :comphit:

the smokies are beautiful, what the acid rain hasn't killed.

watertown...thats in the snowbelt, always got dumped on more than anywhere else, right? i miss the falls and winters in vermont more than anything, and i've always hated hot weather, even though i grew up in miami.
i left miami at 19 > charlottesville, VA > then to burlington, which i still feel was where i was meant to be, but alas, i felt i was needed here and it seemed selfish to continue living there, all foot loose and fancy free, once my son graduated from college, with my family down here struggling..

anyway...

Jreck subs? don't know em.

i'll be back...but i'm supposed to be working!!! :comphit:

Weird, we were talking about that today, and how alot of the pollution is from visitors and their vehicles in the Smokeys. Bet the air quality would improve immensely if they had a public tram of some sort, but don't see that happening.
Yeah, Watertown is in the snowbelt. It was normal to get up at 4 am to snowblow so folk could get out. I don't miss all the snow and cold, I'm loving it here.
I love the hot weather, love to soak in the sun til my bones get warm, the cold makes them ache.
Jreck subs was a sub shop we had in NY, made some great subs. here there is quizno's and subway. It's taking some getting used to but they are nothing like Jrecks.
I think it's cool you like your family enough to relocate to help them out, I'm in the opposite boat and moved to get away from some of them. hahaha
We have another poster named Chey here that is from Chattanooga, Tn. We plan on getting together next time she is in the area. We should all get together and paint Knoxville red. :D
Frogger should jump in too!

Welcome again.

OMGZ A HIPPIE :eek:


...:p Just kidding. Hopefully you'll stick around, stranger. We like new members (well, most of us do).

Weird, we were talking about that today, and how alot of the pollution is from visitors and their vehicles in the Smokeys. Bet the air quality would improve immensely if they had a public tram of some sort, but don't see that happening.
Yeah, Watertown is in the snowbelt. It was normal to get up at 4 am to snowblow so folk could get out. I don't miss all the snow and cold, I'm loving it here.
I love the hot weather, love to soak in the sun til my bones get warm, the cold makes them ache.
Jreck subs was a sub shop we had in NY, made some great subs. here there is quizno's and subway. It's taking some getting used to but they are nothing like Jrecks.
I think it's cool you like your family enough to relocate to help them out, I'm in the opposite boat and moved to get away from some of them. hahaha
We have another poster named Chey here that is from Chattanooga, Tn. We plan on getting together next time she is in the area. We should all get together and paint Knoxville red. :D
Frogger should jump in too!

Welcome again.

And again... no invite for the man who is only a few hours away... sure... invite Frogger... see if I care.

Better paint Knoxville orange, not red. They tend to dislike that color there.

;)

i prefer blue to red.

but thats just me. :)

I prefer gold and white myself...

I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer,
A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, hell of an engineer,
Like all the jolly good fellows, I drink my whiskey clear,
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer.
Oh, if I had a daughter, sir, I'd dress her in White and Gold,
And put her on the campus, to cheer the brave and bold.
But if I had a son, sir, I'll tell you what he'd do.
He would yell, "To Hell with Georgia," like his daddy used to do.
Oh, I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three thousand pounds,
A college bell to put it in and a clapper to stir it around.
I'd drink to all good fellows who come from far and near.
I'm a ramblin', gamblin', hell of an engineer.

:D

i prefer blue to red.

but thats just me. :)

Yeah. Fuck You!

I'd love to meet some of the posters here in RL but my wife is really against meeting internet friends in the real world. She is worried that some of you are kooks or serial killers in disguise or something and in the interest of family harmony I simply don't interact in real life with people I have met on the internet. I HAVE met three posting buddies in real life though, one who went to Cornell at the same time my youngest son did, one who dropped by my Florida place while he and his wife were riding their motorcycles down from Hernando, Florida and one who stopped by my Long Island home to inform me in person that he was dying of bone cancer and wanted to meet me before he died. All three were normal and wonderful people just as I suspect almost everyone here is.

Hello there. I've been a member of some other boards similar to this, but wanted to try someplace new for a while. Hope everyone is doing well here...this seems like a huge place, but I saw someone say you feel like you know each other well, kind of like a dysfunctional family? I should fit right in. :thumbs:

so....i'm a 53-yo woman with much younger interests, and it seems i can't grow up, or don't want to. i just moved to knoxville, tn a year ago, from burlington, vermont, and i just can't get happy here, though i try. but i'll give it more time.

i'm a music lover of the bands phish, the grateful dead, jazz, improv, jam bands, this and that, but with this move, my heart just hasn't been into anything much. i like to read, but haven't been doing much of that either.

i work as a medical transcriptionist from home, am piss poor so never leave the house. i moved down here to be closer to my aging mother, so my sister wouldn't have to do all the work, ended up buying a house right next door to my sister, and that is both good and bad. i share my house with my 2 cats.

i guess thats enough about me for right now. i hope to have time to check out the threads here and find out more about the rest of you.

happy friday. have a good one!
hey stranger,
frankly dunno where knoxville is, but i hope it's as lovely as it sounds by the name :) anyways i love your signature so much :)

Tennessee is a fairly pretty state but Knoxville really isn't all that great. Last time I drove through the city I couldn't wait to pass the city limits. There are no major sports teams, no real shopping, no cultural centers other than a movie theater and the only night life is at Cotton Eyed Joe's.

If you want to go to a Tennessee city go to Nashville, or even Sevierville where they at least have Dollywood and the Dixie Stampede. You can even shop at the Tanger Outlets or go skiing or gamble at the Cherokee casino.

Let's hear it for Sieverville, Tennessee.

Yeah. Fuck You!


really? :( i mean, don't get me wrong...just because i prefer blue, doesn't mean i don't get along with most. anyway....i'll leave the political views for the political forums. i've honestly found everyone here in knoxville to be very nice and i do my best to just be friendly and keep my deepest thoughts to myself. people seem to like me better this way.

frogger, i totally respect that. but i have to say that almost all the friends i have are people i have met online. though admittedly, it was an online group devoted to music and women, a safe place of sorts. i'm just older than most of them and thought it would be fun to try some place new. i think its safe to meet people if you meet in a public place and don't give away too much personal info until you feel safe. and yes, i don't think i've met anyone who wouldn't be welcome at my home.

and valentine...where you from? knoxville is in eastern tennessee, right near the smoky mountains. thanks re the signature! :)

oh, and edited to add that frogger, you crack me up. valentine...don't believe him about knoxville!! or seveirville for that matter!!

Stranger, shouldn't your signature be closer to Valentina's? If I understand the reference by your avatar shouldn't you be calling yourself Michael Valentine?

Stranger, shouldn't your signature be closer to Valentina's? If I understand the reference by your avatar shouldn't you be calling yourself Michael Valentine?

huh? avatar was just a pretty picture i found, of the ocean and the moon, 2 of my favorite things....explain michael valentine?

and i'm female.

I know you are female.

Michael Valentine is the main character in the book, Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein. Anyone who is a science fiction fan knows the book. I guess you are not a fan of the genre.

I know you are female.

Michael Valentine is the main character in the book, Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein. Anyone who is a science fiction fan knows the book. I guess you are not a fan of the genre.
don't you mean Michael Valentine Smith?

I'd love to meet some of the posters here in RL but my wife is really against meeting internet friends in the real world. She is worried that some of you are kooks or serial killers in disguise or something and in the interest of family harmony I simply don't interact in real life with people I have met on the internet. I HAVE met three posting buddies in real life though, one who went to Cornell at the same time my youngest son did, one who dropped by my Florida place while he and his wife were riding their motorcycles down from Hernando, Florida and one who stopped by my Long Island home to inform me in person that he was dying of bone cancer and wanted to meet me before he died. All three were normal and wonderful people just as I suspect almost everyone here is.
I suppose that we are all "kooks" in our own way. I don't fear meeting any posters here... some may like to argue, but I doubt that would take place in a face-to-face situation.

I think that the posters that would not want to ever meet in RL, would be the ones that are not really like their forum "persona". People sometimes become someone else when they are anonymous.

I understand your wife's concerns (and your family harmony reasoning... I too avoid things that disrupt), but I would not ever leave the house if I worried that there were people "after" me. My wife, on the other hand, would probably welcome a trip... if only to swing by an antique shop or an outlet mall on the way.
:lolhit:

don't you mean Michael Valentine Smith?


Yeah, I do. Thnx

OP,

I would have no problem meeting any of the people here, including those with who I vehemently disagree. My wife on the other hand is a far more wary person than I am.

OP,

I would have no problem meeting any of the people here, including those with who I vehemently disagree. My wife on the other hand is a far more wary person than I am.

Understood, and your wife could very well be wise in her caution (I find my wife much more cautious than myself... maybe it's a "woman" thing... I've learned to trust her "intuition" over the years).

and valentine...where you from? knoxville is in eastern tennessee, right near the smoky mountains. thanks re the signature! :)



well never heard of tennessee either to be honest :D i'm from italy

well never heard of tennessee either to be honest :D i'm from italy
where is Italy?:confused:

where is Italy?:confused:

:@@: italy....that peninsula in the western europe...:@@:

Yeah, I do. Thnx
i grokked what you were saying, but i doubt anyone else but Ty would.

:@@: italy....that peninsula in the western europe...:@@:
:@@: the one that pokes out into the Mediterranean Sea?

i live on a peninsula too!

oh...yes. well, i read stranger in a strange land probably more than 30 years ago i think....i grok you...right? or something like that....i have a pile of books i need to read and/or re-read...maybe i should read that one again...i do like science fiction, but i've lost touch with it over the years. i was borrowing the phrase to define my current situation i.e. being a stranger in the strange land of tennessee. ; )

valentine...cool...i forget there can be people here who aren't from the states. doh! can you translate your signature?

yes, on the other boards i've frequented, even the pompous ones who start the most arguments and seem obnoxious are delightful to know in person.

okay...off to start my day....its a beautiful one...enjoy...and i guess when i come back to the computer i should check out some of the other forums...any suggestions? i do enjoy political debates, though i'm probably not knowledgable enough to be part of it...i like music and movies and t.v. and pets and reading, though i'm ashamed at how little i've read in recent years.

anyway....have a great day!
:)

:@@: the one that pokes out into the Mediterranean Sea?

i live on a peninsula too!
which one if i may ask?

which one if i may ask?
it's not Frogger's, i live in the land of the hand, but it'd rather be in the U.P.

valentine...cool...i forget there can be people here who aren't from the states. doh! can you translate your signature?


:)

lol well it's latin, i find it extremely funny especially if u think that it was written something like 2000 years ago..well it decribes what u have to do to have a longer life and it could be useful if u've got a stomachache also AND u don't remember what to do in the toilet :D

really? :( i mean, don't get me wrong...just because i prefer blue, doesn't mean i don't get along with most. anyway....i'll leave the political views for the political forums. i've honestly found everyone here in knoxville to be very nice and i do my best to just be friendly and keep my deepest thoughts to myself. people seem to like me better this way.

:lolhit:

I'm really glad you didn't take it to heart.

I haven't been into Knoxville, down the river on the outskirts was about as far as I've gotten.
Yeah, folk down here are real nice and friendly for the most part.

And again... no invite for the man who is only a few hours away... sure... invite Frogger... see if I care.

Better paint Knoxville orange, not red. They tend to dislike that color there.

;)Of course you're invited, it goes without saying.:drinktoth


All three were normal and wonderful people just as I suspect almost everyone here is.

Almost? Nothing wrong with me!


and YaY for Sevierville!

Originally Posted by OldPhart

Better paint Knoxville orange, not red. They tend to dislike that color there.

>>>

hey...i'm just getting this, as i watch the alabama/tennessee game. that is what you meant? silly me was thinking political, but then it wouldn't have made sense.!! :)

Valentina,
lol well it's latin, i find it extremely funny especially if u think that it was written something like 2000 years ago..well it decribes what u have to do to have a longer life and it could be useful if u've got a stomachache also AND u don't remember what to do in the toilet :D



Nemo fatur Latin salvifico scholasticus.

Valentina,




Nemo fatur Latin salvifico scholasticus.
ave frogger,vox clamantis in deserto!

quamquam italicus civis sum, scribere
linguam latinam non facile est sed adducere inconveniens non est solvere argumentum: superflua non nocent!

Vale!

Ego sum non Italian vel a scholasticus.


Vale, und lebewohl bis zu später.

Ego sum non Italian vel a scholasticus.


Vale, und lebewohl bis zu später.
how come can ya speak german if i may ask?do u have a german background or what else? if u're fluent in german someday i'll ask ya something quite boring :) well somewhere in italy is spoken a german language that comes from the invasion of "lanzichenecchi" (that's the italian word, dunno the eng one) several centuries ago and i've read it's not so close to modern german but i'd love to know how different it is :)

Welcome to allforums..
Imps bark is worse then her bite..hehe
Well then again maybe not hehe

Hope you enjoy your stay and have lots of fun in the nuthouse..
Welcome

Valentina,

Both my parents were born in Germany. I was born in New York City. As a young child I spoke German before I spoke English because my extended family spoke German at home. When I started school my parents stopped speaking German to me because they wanted me to speak English. It was soon after WWII so speaking German was frowned upon.

As an adult I self taught myself German. My vocabulary isn't what I would like it to be but I speak with absolutely no accent. When in Germany, Austria, or northern Italy I am taken for German. I speak Hochdeutsch while most of my relatives speak either Badisch or even harder to understand, Kurpfälzisch, two dialects spoken in Baden/Wurtemburg.

The word lanzichenecchilooks like it is related to the German word Landsknecht. A Landsknecht was a mercenary soldier, usually a pikeman. They were either German, Deutscheschweiz or Austrian and were often recruited into various armies. They often made up their own independent military companies under their own captains and hired themselves out as a complete unit.

Valentina,

Both my parents were born in Germany. I was born in New York City. As a young child I spoke German before I spoke English because my extended family spoke German at home. When I started school my parents stopped speaking German to me because they wanted me to speak English. It was soon after WWII so speaking German was frowned upon.

As an adult I self taught myself German. My vocabulary isn't what I would like it to be but I speak with absolutely no accent. When in Germany, Austria, or northern Italy I am taken for German. I speak Hochdeutsch while most of my relatives speak either Badisch or even harder to understand, Kurpfälzisch, two dialects spoken in Baden/Wurtemburg.

The word lanzichenecchilooks like it is related to the German word Landsknecht. A Landsknecht was a mercenary soldier, usually a pikeman. They were either German, Deutscheschweiz or Austrian and were often recruited into various armies. They often made up their own independent military companies under their own captains and hired themselves out as a complete unit.

oh i see, i've been to the "laender" of baden/wurtemburg, the local ale is absolutely great :D and the people lovely

yea,exactly, "landsknecht" must be the german word for "lanzichenecchi"; by the way give a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B3cheno_language
the article on the italian wikipedia is quite better nevertheless something is better than nothing

I trace my family back to 1453 in the area around Eberbach am Neckar. My family has lived for more than five hundred years in the small towns of Oberdielbach am Neckar and Unterdielbach am Neckar. I have driven and hiked in the area quite a few times. The area is along what is called the Castle Road because of all the old castles found there. It is right by the Katzenbuckel (the highest mountain in the Odenwald, and the Wolfschlucht, the spot where the last wild wolf in the area was shot and the place where the opera Die Frieschutz took place. You're right. It is really a beautiful spot.

I trace my family back to 1453 in the area around Eberbach am Neckar. My family has lived for more than five hundred years in the small towns of Oberdielbach am Neckar and Unterdielbach am Neckar. I have driven and hiked in the area quite a few times. The area is along what is called the Castle Road because of all the old castles found there. It is right by the Katzenbuckel (the highest mountain in the Odenwald, and the Wolfschlucht, the spot where the last wild wolf in the area was shot and the place where the opera Die Frieschutz took place. You're right. It is really a beautiful spot.

a friend of mine lives in stuttgart (baden-wuerttemberg) and he can speak italian quite fluently coz her mother is italian so i don't have any problems at talkin to him :D he showed me the "Staatsgalerie", it was great so much..and the Stuttgart festivalbier is cool especially if u love the german ale :D well i could be an excellent tour operator couldn't i? :D